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  1. sensitize:


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Detailed Synonyms for sensitize in English

sensitize:

sensitize verb, American

  1. sensitize
    – make sensitive or aware 1
    sensitise; sensibilize; sensitize; sensify; sensibilise
    – make sensitive or aware 1
  2. sensitize
    – make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion 1
    sensitize; sensitise
    – make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion 1
  3. sensitize
    – make sensitive to a drug or allergen 1
    sensitize; sensitise
    – make sensitive to a drug or allergen 1
    • sensitize verb, American
      • Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen1
    • sensitise verb, British
  4. sensitize
    – cause to sense; make sensitive 1
    sensitize; sensitise
    – cause to sense; make sensitive 1
    • sensitize verb, American
      • She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society1
      • My tongue became sensitized to good wine1
    • sensitise verb, British

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Related Definitions for "sensitize":

  1. make sensitive or aware1
    • He was not sensitized to her emotional needs1
  2. make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion1
    • sensitize the photographic film1
  3. make sensitive to a drug or allergen1
    • Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen1
  4. cause to sense; make sensitive1
    • She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society1
    • My tongue became sensitized to good wine1